THORNDALE, Pa. (AP) >> Gov. Tom Wolf will kick off a statewide “Schools that Teach Tour” and outline a forthcoming proposal to the Legislature to increase taxes on Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry to help boost aid to public schools.

Wolf, a Democrat, will appear Wednesday at Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, outside Coatesville in Chester County.

Wolf pledged during his campaign for governor to impose a 5 percent severance to help wipe out cuts in public school aid under his predecessor, Republican Tom Corbett.

Under Corbett, lawmakers approved a per-well fee that critics say is tantamount to a 1 or 2 percent tax rate, among the lowest imposed by major natural gas producing states. About 60 percent of that money goes to local governments in drilling regions.